The team that finished third in the Soviet Supreme League of 1980 was Zenit Leningrad.
The team that finished third in the Soviet Supreme League of 1971 was Dinamo Tbilisi.
The team that finished third in the Soviet Supreme League of 1972 was Dinamo Tbilisi.
The team that finished third in the Soviet Supreme League of 1973 was Dynamo Moscow.
The team that finished third in the Soviet Supreme League of 1975 was Dynamo Moscow.
The team that finished third in the Soviet Supreme League of 1970 was Spartak Moscow.
The team that finished third in the Soviet Supreme League of 1976 was Dinamo Tbilisi.
The team that finished third in the Soviet Supreme League of 1977 was Torpedo Moscow.
The team that finished third in the Soviet Supreme League of 1978 was Shakhtar Donetsk.
The team that finished third in the Soviet Supreme League of 1974 was Chornomorets Odessa.
The team that finished third in the Soviet Supreme League of 1979 was Dynamo Kiev.
The team that finished third in the Soviet Supreme League of 1981 was Dinamo Tbilisi.
The team that finished third in the Soviet Supreme League of 1983 was Dinamo Minsk.